XBRL US State and Local Disclosure Modernization Workgroup
Municipal Credit Rating Report and Key Indicators
based on
2017 CAFR for the City of St. Petersburg, FL

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Document Title CAFR
Name of Government City of St. Petersburg, FL
Fiscal start date October 1, 2016
Fiscal end date September 30, 2017
Name of State Florida
Census Bureau GID 10205202000000

Audit Letter
Date of Audit Opinion February 21, 2018 Letter of Transmittal
Name of Audit Firm Cherry Bekaert LLP Type of Government City
Audit Opinion Unmodified Date of Transmittal February 21, 2018

Municipal Credit Rating Report and Key Indicators


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City of St. Petersburg, FL

Municipal Credit Rating Report and Key Indicators

September 30, 2017






Relevant Ratios used by Municipal Credit Analysts



1 Required Annual Pension Payment plus Annual OPEB Payment as % of Total Government Funds Expenditures

Required Annual Pension Payment 19,252,275 

Annual OPEB Payment 14,479,002 

Total 33,731,277 


Total Government Funds Expenditures 229,109,853 

Ratio ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 14.7%




2 OPEB Payment as % of Total Government Funds Expenditures

Annual OPEB Payment 14,479,002 

Total Government Funds Expenditures 229,109,853 

Ratio ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 6.3%




3 Pension Plan Active / Beneficiaries Ratio

Pension Plan Active Employees 2,264 

Pension Plan Retirees and Beneficiaries 2,421 

Ratio ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 0.94




4 Unfunded Pension Liability Per Capita (Pension score adjustment)

Unfunded Pension Liability 90,703,232 

Permanent Population 253,585 

Ratio 358  (At or below $500 (threshold)




5 Unfunded Pension Liability to Income (Pension score adjustment)

Unfunded Pension Liability 90,703,232 

Personal Income 7,659,789,000 

Ratio ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 1.18% (At or below 2% (threshold)




6 Net Pension Liability as % of Full Market Value

Net Pension Liability 90,703,232 

Full Market Value (Taxable Property) 15,906,451,780 

Ratio ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 0.57% (Kroll considers under 1% to be AAA)




7 Fixed Costs as % of Government Expenditures

Fixed costs (Debt service + annual actual pension contributions + annual OPEB contributions)

Debt service                           -

Required Annual Pension Payment 19,252,275 

Annual OPEB Payment 14,479,002 

Total Fixed Costs 33,731,277 

Government Expenditures 229,109,853 

Ratio ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 14.7% Note same result as ratio #1 (since debt service here is zero)




8 Dollar difference between pension ADC and actual pension contribution as % of spending

where "ADC" is "actuarially determined contribution"


Pension ADC 19,252,275 

Pension Actual Employer Contribution 19,252,275 

Difference, Short/(Over)                           -

Spending 229,109,853 

Difference as a % Spending …………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 0.0% Ratio is zero since St. Petersburg's contribution was equal to the ADC.






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